[WOSG]

was at 66 percent, but that tends to drop in polls when people are asked about attacking without allied backing. Polls show a majority approves of military action as long as this country has the support of major allies.

We have the support of most European allies. 16 out of 19 NATO country allies, Japan, Australia, and a host of other nations - we know the drill ... To imply otherwise is POLLAGANDA.

[Once-Ler]

"POLLAGANDA"

LOL. I'm adding it to my lexicon.

[Nick Danger]

We have the support of most European allies... To imply otherwise is POLLAGANDA.

I don't think it's "pollaganda" so much as it is an illustration of the limitations of using public perceptions to determine policy. The poll tells us that "58 percent say this country does not currently have enough international support." But who are these people, and what do they know? If we went to their houses and gave them a quiz, could they name five countries that support the U.S., or are these yahoos who heard Dan Rather tell them that "Bush is going alone" and honestly think that is the case?

It makes a difference. To hear some of these demagogues tell it, foreign policy should be determined by every change in the weather pattern exhibited by people who make very little effort to know what they're talking about.

Pew is a leftist stooge outfit anyway. It pisses me off that they would even report a finding like that. They know damned well that half the people who answered that question don't have a clue which countries support the U.S., and which don't.